Identifier |
20130212_nanos_posters_046 |
Title |
Quantitative Changes in Perimacular Retinal Thickness by Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients on Long-Term Hydroxychloroquine Therapy |
Creator |
Janine L. Johnston; Glen T. D. Thomson |
Affiliation |
(JLJ) Departments of Medicine and Ophthalmology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; (GTDT) Department of Family Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
Subject |
Hydroxychloroquine; OCT; Retinal Thickness; Retinopathy |
Description |
Spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) can show qualitative changes prior to visual field loss in patients on long-term hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) therapy. Loss of the inner-/outer-segment line, thinning of the outer nuclear layer and downward displacement of inner retinal layers involving the perifoveal retina are signs of toxicity, but may be difficult to identify conclusively. A simpler quantitative marker of incipient HCQ retinopathy would be of value in assessment of patients on HCQ as a disease modifying agent in rheumatological disease. |
Date |
2013-02-12 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2013: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pz8ghx |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183375 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz8ghx |